10.00am: Woke up from my slumber and finally felt the butterflies in my tummy. Said to myself in hokkien (yes yes i am an uncouth person afterall) "jit bai siao liao" (transla;tion: this time gone already). Though I tried to make myself as tired as I can the night before, I slept fitfully and woke up earlier than I wished to.

10.15 - 11.45pm: Played Heroes V for the whole time, while trying to surpress the butterflies within.

1 pm: Met up with some of my classmates, namely ht, s, hy (ky), jo and hc. It was the first time I see S not having any appetite. She couldn't even finish a plate of char kwey tiao, which was chicken's feet for her last time. The feeling's rather weird though. Your mind's telling yourself to keep calm while your hands are icy cold. Bleahs.

Well, I did better than I expected myself to do. But I wasn't really happy. No, not because of my grades, but as one of the few people who got their grades first, I was able to turn into an observer of the situation. So many scenes of elated cheers, tears and shouts that are interrupted by tears of sadness, of disappointment, faces of worry and discomfort. Maybe thats why my mood didn't really rocket sky high in the first place. But ahh. We should all agree that this day is the end of a chapter and the start of a new one in our lives. Like I've been telling people (it may sound hypocritical, but its very true if you think about it), the A levels cert is just to get you through the doors of a uni. It doesn't matter what the grades are as long as you can get your butt in there. Afterwhich, everything's restarted and everyone starts on a clean slate all over again. Haha, which is not very encouraging since some of us worked our assess off for the past 2 years and now we have to start working it off again (at least for the girls).

Been watching quite a few movies for the past few weeks. So maybe I'd talk a little bit about them and some updates of my reamaining life before NS.

Ghost Rider (starring Nicholas Cage and, in my opinion, a rather hot Eva Mendes =p)
Nice CG effects, good looking babe, cheesy storyline. Another flopped Marvel comic-to-movie port that failed, just like Elecktra and Daredevil. I still can't believe how he finished off 3 our of the 4 enemies by killing each of them within 2 minutes. =.=" And Nicholas Cage honestly doesn't really fit the bill of a jaded rider.

Protege (starring Andy Lau, Wu Yan Zu)
Straightfoward, nothing exceptionally difficult to understand like the storyline from One Last Dance. A look into the proliferate drug trade, especially in Hong Kong. The show kinda attempts to let us take another look into the sinister world of the "get-highs". Andy Lau (the druglord) places the blame onto the buyers instead of the sellers. You know, the usual "without demand, supply ceases to exist" argument. Wu Yan Zu (the undercover) also tries to come to terms with why people actually consume drugs. A conclusion that is rather disturbing: 人因为空虚而吸毒，所以到底是吸毒恐怖，还是空虚比较恐怖？A good show really, albeit some disturbing scenes. =)

Just follow Law (starring Fann Wong, Gurmit Singh)
Another of Jack Neo's movie. Not that I'm bias, but his movies always start out hilarious but lacks a climax and ends impotently. Commendable effort from Fann Wong though. Jack Neo was wise to employ her services at a high price (or so I heard). She was willing to do all the disgusting but really funny acts in the movie. She became a guy in a girl's body after switching souls with Gurmit. Picking her nose, spewing vulgarities, scratching her groin, showing off her panties (of course we can't see la), molesting herself... Really funny. Haha but film quickly reveals itself as a budget movie with a cheesy moralistic ending when the acting of Fann fades away.

Notes on a Scandal (starring Judi Dench, Cate Blancett)
Entered the cinema expecting to fall asleep halfway, thinking that it's some British show that will lull me to sleep. Superb acting from both of the female leads, especially Judi Dench, as an over-possessive mastermind/narrator. Shall not reveal too much about the show, but the superb acting of the female leads really make the movie exciting, and somewhat disturbing.

Heh. Life's been pretty much the same these days... Meeting up with friends, working, sleeping, trying to get less fat. Haha. Guess the whole world's really scared of the impending A levels results. I always keep quiet whenever people talk about it. Not that I'm complacent, but ever since the end of A levels last November, I forced myself to avoid thinking about the results. So much so that I don't have any nightmares that my classmates and colleagues talk about. Even my mom thinks I don't give a damn about it. Haha. I guess I buried those thoughts from myself a little too well.

when 'sorry' doesn't mean a thing anymore...
the sinking feeling even though you're ostensibly on cloud nine. ironic, isn't it?

Heh, yes yes. The owner of this blog has already turned 19 and counting... Plagued with OT at work for the rest of the week, so maybe I'll let photos do most of the talking =) It has been at least a decade since I last visited the Underwater world. Yea, since my kindergarten days. I must say that the place hasn't really changed much in terms of design. Heh. It has a really large interaction pool now though. With not just starfishes to touch, but also archer fish and stingrays! Haha, one of the naughty ones attempted to take a bite off her. =p Kinda hilarious, the way she reacted to the "aggressive" stingray.















That's Nemo! Or Mou-zai, in her words. Better mention that it's a clown fish too. In case someone scolds me for stripping it from its scientific name. There was this auntie next to us that proclaimed proudly that she "scolded a little girl for calling the clown fish Nemo". Please la. Give the child a break.














The Regal Blue Tang or more popularly known as DORY! Haha. I like its colour combination of black and bright blue. =D














Japanese Giant Spider Crab. Yea, really acts like a spider. Decided to take this picture as it was scaling the ceiling of the aquarium upside-down! Cool eh. But looks quite scary up front cos of its huge size.














Just some little candy of information, sharks cannot stay afloat if they stop swimming. No choice but to carry on in the wild. But in the underwater world, you see sharks resting on the top of the tunnel. Took this cos it looks really scary with that mouth and "eyes" of his.















Tiny jellyfish! They look really cute when they bobble around in the water. Haha, and somehow they swim with their heads down. Maybe their heads too heavy already =p














That's Gracie the Dugong! Haha, looks kinda gluttonish hor? For the 3 rounds we rode around the tunnel, this huge white flubber had been busy eating. It's mouth acts like a vacuum so its really quite cute la. The eyes like two dots on a white background. Those kind of doodles we draw when we're bored.














Heh. Made this at ECP with tealight candles. In essence, it was a really unforgettable birthday spent. Well wishes from people whom I lost contact with long ago, great company through the night... If you're reading this, though you claimed that one of your presents was unpresentable, while the other is shared, never once was I disappointed. Like I said, just simply seeing you put in so much effort to let me enjoy this little trip out is really an invaluable gift from you to me. It may not seem much, it may seem as if it's poorly planned, but I was the most of all, moved by your sincerity. Yea. I want this to carry on forever... yet - Bah. Don't want to pen my stupid pessimistic thoughts on this happy entry. I'll just have to keep on wishing. (: Happy birthday to me and everyone else in this world.

Food for thought
A quote from a precious gift =)
' One night, a man dreamed that he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints. Then, he noticed at the lowest times of his life, there was only a single set.
"Lord, you said that if I followed you you'd walk with me all the way. But during troubled times, there's only one set of footprints"
The Lord replied, "My son, I love you and would never leave you. During the times of suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.." '

Yea, it's 1.06 in the morning. Half the world's asleep, and I'm supposed to be too, considering that I have to wake up at 7 am for work later. Yet, an emotion deep inside my heart is keeping me awake. Just watched I Not Stupid 2 for the first time, and yea. It is indeed a touching show. Made me feel really lonely all of a sudden. Perhaps it is the intermittent gusts of winds that are blowing into the room through the windows, coupled with the silence, save the rustling of leaves outside. Perhaps it's the situation that i'm tangled in... Like a never-ending skein of cotton wound round a reel, waiting for someone to untangle it...

I can't help but to think about it when I'm lying awake on my bed...

Been really close to nature for e past two weeks! haha. feeling like a little kid all over again. Firstly it was bubbles at ngee ann city. and for these two weeks, building sandcastles and flying a kite! haha believe it or not, this is our first time flying a kite. Heh. An important lesson learnt from it is that, never believe that more expensive kites are easier to fly/ can fly higher. Heh. Our $15, supposedly reusable kite only managed 10 minutes of flying time before being cut off by a stupid $3.50 pikachu kite that some uncle was flying. And the kite drifted in the skies for a bit before, we presume, landing onto the roof of zhen fa seafood buffet restaurant.

Heh, our $3.50 hello kitty kite fared much better. Stayed high up in the skies for 4 whole hours while we just lazed and rolled around on the grass like muddy pigs :P Although we were flying a kite for the first time, we managed to fly it higher than the rest of the little boys and girls, and experienced uncles and aunties. Haha, maybe only we goondos will do such a thing when the wind is so uncontrollably strong, and risk losing our beloved kite totally if the string snaps. Hehe.






























Hmm, yea. These little jaunts with her on weekends really keep me alive through the work-week. Makes everything seem so much more bearable when you have something or someone to look forward to :)

My colleagues are supposed to offer an answer to our supervisor, on whether they want to extend their work contract with the company. Well, they did seem undecided last Friday, and the interim response seemed rather negative. Hmm, yea, it has been really fun working with all of them. We got something to laugh about everyday. Guess I'll miss them no matter whether they stay or not.

spinning: 好朋友 artist: 罗志祥

像两首节拍不同的歌
却又同时被爱情合奏
旋律勉强着
愉快不能够假装快乐
你心中有宽阔的天空
空气还稀薄
曾经等待因为会改变什么
你总会属于我
但是最后时间证明了
你只喜欢我
你说我比较像你的好朋友
只是不小心拥抱着
你道歉你难过
于是我给你笑容
谁在乎我的心还会不会寂寞
如果爱情是五线谱
我只希望用全音符
吟唱出爱上你
那完整的幸福
当你的心没有耳朵
即使我为你唱着歌
你也只看见我哭了
你说我比较像你的好朋友
只是不小心拥抱着
你道歉你难过
于是我给你笑容
谁在乎我的心还会不会寂寞

曾经因为等待会改变什么
你总会属于我
但是最后时间证明了
你只喜欢我
你说我比较像你的好朋友
只是不小心拥抱着
你道歉你难过
于是我给你笑容
谁在乎我的心
ho 还会不会寂寞
你说我是你最好的朋友
却不应该再拥抱着
你退缩你冷漠
于是我放开双手
不在乎我的心
会永远的寂寞
呜..

This week's been passing REALLY damn slowly. Especially today man. All of us were staring at our PC's clock, waiting for some force that can make the numbers change faster. Yea, but survived it anyhow. Though the work that we're involved in is really boring, my colleagues make it so much more endurable. I'm not someone who expresses his gratitude towards others freely (makes it more valuable if I only say it once in a while), but yea, since our contracts are about to be terminated in about a month's time or less, here goes. Many thanks to:-

The manly (happy) dudes:
1. Desmond - the LEADER of the pack who has been suffering from chicken pox, causing me to kena the job of being I/C for the past week - missing in action from office for a total of FOUR days (and counting)
2. Alex - the ah bengish, hamster looking shuai-ge in the office! no, we're not cunning people, are we? =p

The womanly *pukes* babes *pukes again*:
1. Clarice - the intensely vertically and horizontally challenged penguin who likes to crow... i mean sing Jay's songs
2. Cynthia - the drama freak who loves to see models fall down on You-tube. She's the first girl i've seen who types like the wind on the keyboard
3. Mayleng - someone whom u can never tread on her toes when she has a mood swing or she'll fine you $1000 regardless whether the government approves it or not. PS: for the 312479546834th time, i spilled ONLY WATER on your bag! Maybe some saliva, but nahh, that's not important. =d
4. Michelle - the #2 victim of a supposedly jinxed toilet bowl in the female toilet. *plomp!* Likes to enslave me with tonnes of faxes that she's lazy to fax for herself =p Just joking.
5. Xin Yu - the #1 victim of the dreaded toilet bowl. Heh. Likes to watch Bleach just like me :) She likes to go around asking for $10 from everyone who requires a favour from her.

Went to the Bishan stadium gym with Tony today. Finally gotten my butt to move around abit more. Felt that i grew a few balls of muscles today =p Hehe. It feels much better to be running, pumping weights instead of nua-ing on the office chair, trudging through countless surveys and eating super oily and unhealthy things for lunch.

Life in IDA is ending soon. Considering whether I should ask for an extension beyond the current project since the distance from home and the proximity to town is kinda to my liking, even though the work isn't really appealing. Life in NS' gonna start on the 27th April. Things changing nonstop and all. The things and people I look forward to seeing and doing now may very well be different in the near future. I guess that's your reason for not wanting to begin something that may reach an ending well before we intend for it to be. It's human to be tempted, human to want someone better in your life. Be it looks, character, ability to connect with one another's inner thoughts. Yea. You'll have plenty of such people coming after you, people who can offer so much more to your life..

4 more weeks before the future consumes the present and everything it stands for. For now, I just know that I love u. I really do.

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Spinning: Somewhere only we know
Artist: Keane

I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?

[break]

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

So if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
So why don't we go

This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?